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Thoroughly penetrating or permeating. Existing everywhere.

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  • He blamed a culture of political correctness, which he described as pervasive even through the military.
  • Please note how pervasive is the virus of pacifism.
  • The kind of time-frame I've talked about for Internet being pervasive is five to 10 years.
  • You know, this Deutsch thing and the Jeffery Gannon incident really make one wonder how extensive and pervasive is the administration's 5th Columm of disinformation.
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